Sister Niluka Perera

Niluka is Coordinator of Good Shepherd Justice Peace Office in Sri Lanka. She Coordinates the Asia Pacific Justice Peace Core Team and Network, and represents Good Shepherd in national and regional justice groups

Social worker with a passion for justice

About

Since her perpetual profession in 1996, Niluka has been involved in a number of ministries. She holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Social Work.

In Good Shepherd

Niluka writes: - I have been involved in a number of different ministries in my province including Child Development centre, care of single mothers, empowerment of women factory workers in the Free Trade Zone, coordinator of the rehabilitation centre for teenagers. At present I work as Coordinator of Good Shepherd Justice Peace office of Sri Lanka. I represent Good Shepherd Justice Peace at the Conference of the Major Religious Superiors. Also I represent Good Shepherd and network with civil societies, NGOs, and faith based organizations.

The Challenges

As member of network of the Movement of Religious Women against Human Trafficking (AMRAT) I participated at the 2nd international coordination meeting of International Network of Consecrated Life against Trafficking in Persons (Thalitha Kum) which held in 2016 in Rome.

I have been the Justice Peace Contact person for the Province of Sri Lanka/ Pakistan and a member of the Asia Pacific Justice Peace (APJP) core team since 2010 until now. At present I serve as a coordinator of Asia Pacific Justice Peace network.

The Inspiration

‘Good Shepherd Asia Pacific is important to me as it links me with the